That is what I have been screaming at myself because my internal editor/perfectionist is killing my word count. I keep trying to explain that I can revise until my heart is content but first finish the story!
I need need need to finish this MS. You wouldn't think it would be all that hard since it is already outlined the last 4 chapters. It seems so good too but I am nervous. Bad critique has shaken me a bit. It is actually the first taste of negative feedback on this particular project. I can feel my gator skin growing nice and think. Because although I know you have to have thick skin in this business you also have to be able to pick apart the feedback and decide what you need and what you need to throw away to keep the story true to what you are trying to tell, it is hard to hear some things.
I am thinking about submitting a short story to cellstories and smashwords. Two different stories. The cellstories is a short story on a girl’s first time and is very sweet. And the smashwords is I am not sure exactly but it will be paranormally and fantasy like. I will let yall know and I am going to try and outline and not fly into the mist. Wish me luck.
Casse
Holiday Read
6 months ago
One thing that is really helpful and that was highly recommended at the CTRWA conference I was just at was entering contests. If you're a member of RWA there are tons of contests you can enter - just make sure they give feedback on your writing and that is invaluable.
ReplyDeleteI forgot to add that once I concentrated on finishing PD and stopped editing every other page I finally finished the dang thing. So everything now is revision etc. It's hard but you're almost there!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I have entered 1 contest and it opened my eyes to my pacing on the first 14 pgs is slooow. lol
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